Complete the table with the information about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Your favourite book
Writer
Place where the story is set
Main characters
Stories the book tells
Theme
Features
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
dialogue
everyday
neighbour
state
Set in the (1)_________________ of Missouri, in the
US, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a lively story
full of fun.
Tom and his friend Huck have many
adventures.
My favourite part is when their family
and (2)_________________ go to church because they
think Tom and Huck are dead!
The book is also full
of wonderful (3)________________.
The conversations
are written in the (4)____________________ English of
nineteenth-century Missouri, and sound especially
real.
It is a truly great book!
Writing
Work in pairs. Ask and answer.
Would you like to read The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer?
Why/Why not?
Complete the Your favourite book column in the table in Activity 3.
Write a passage about your favourite book.
Use the passage in Activity 2 and
the information in Activity 6 to help you.
My favourite book is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling.
It is a story
about a boy...
Work in pairs. Talk about your favourite book.